BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST - 55013966

Requisition No: 861273 

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST - 55013966

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 55013966 

Salary:  $49,634.83 - $64,233.31 

Posting Closing Date: 09/24/2025 

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

831 / Administration

PENDING CLASSIFICATION UPDATE

OPEN COMPETITIVE

SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE

CONTACT PERSON: Rosa Cardona         

CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Rosa.Cardona@dot.state.fl.us

ANTICIPATED BI-WEEKLY SALARY: $2,115.39

Join FDOT and be part of the team that works as one to improve safety, enhance mobility and inspire innovation in the Florida transportation system.

Our Mission

The mission of the Florida Department of Transportation is to provide a safe statewide transportation system that promotes the efficient movement of people and goods, supports the state’s economic competitiveness, prioritizes Florida’s environment and natural resources, and preserves the quality of life and connectedness of the state’s communities.

Our Vision

As a OneFDOT team, we serve the people of Florida by providing a transportation network that is well planned, supports economic growth, and has the goal of being congestion and fatality free.

The Work You Will Do:

Business Development Specialist- Turnpike Enterprise - Administration

This position will coordinate, monitor and report on Florida’s Turnpike small business utilization and will contribute to the agency by developing reports, trends, and accomplishments for the Turnpike Business Development Enterprise (BDE) department.

The Difference You Will Make:

Through cooperation, coordination and collaboration among the OneFDOT team, you will be contributing to a strong and empowering culture of TRREC: Trust, Relationships, Respect, Empowerment, and Communication. 

How You Will Grow:

FDOT encourages our team members to grow through engagement, empowerment, training, and professional development.  Through our agency’s learning management system, you have access to hundreds of computer-based training and instructor-led courses. 

Where You Will Work:

Administration

N Of I-4 on Turnpike, MP 263

Orlando, FL 32835

Annual Salary Range:

$49,634.83 - $64,233.31

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Works under supervision Turnpike Small Business Development Manager and develop reports, trends and accomplishments for the Turnpike Business Development Enterprise (BDE) department. Coordinates, monitors and reports on Florida’s Turnpike small business utilization. Analyze working contracts to determine Small Business participation. Coordinate administrative activities of the Business Development Enterprise department. Prepare for networking events, public presentations and webinars.

Analyze Turnpike Enterprise's contracts to identify upcoming procurement and contract opportunities. Develop and analyze metrics to measure small business outreach initiatives. Develop and maintain Business Development Enterprise directory. Educates potential small businesses on how to participate in procurement and contracting processes. Assists potential vendors with the State of Florida vendor registration process on My Florida Marketplace.

Conducts research and obtains information for Turnpike Small Business Development Manager; provides responses to surveys, inquiries and other requests, prepares reports for meetings and conferences, develops and makes presentations. Track and maintain detailed records of communication sent to small businesses. Assists additional program areas with small business program efforts. Participate in conferences, trade fairs, and matchmaker events throughout the state to identify qualified small businesses) and to support the external marketing of Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise. Assist with planning and executing Townhalls and networking events.

Assist with reporting Title VI complaints to Equal Opportunity Office and training Turnpike staff in how to assess risk. Ensure the accuracy of BDE external website and SharePoint sites.

The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) small business program

Skills in:

• working with others in a team environment to resolve problems
• developing measures and monitoring performance
• attention to detail
• conducting research and gathering information for management
• conducting fact finding research and compiling detail reports and/correspondence.

Ability to:

• be proactive, work independently and meet deadlines
• use various computer programs and to access, input and retrieve information from databases
• communicate technical and legal information orally and in writing
• make improvements to websites
• travel
• communicate effectively
• drive for prolonged periods of time throughout the state of Florida
• lift at least 25 pounds

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS), unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES AND SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.  QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.  In accordance with Section 110.112, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Department of Transportation’s Individuals with Disabilities Affirmative Action Plan, the agency is committed to ensuring affirmative action and equal employment opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities.  Upon request and as appropriate, reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities may be provided.  Please contact the Florida Department of Transportation’s Human Resources Office at (850) 414-5300 for assistance.  

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.